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Game Schedule
So. Conn. St. (4-5-1) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-3)
March 16 and March 17 • 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. • Florida

So. Conn. St. (4-5-1) vs. SNHU (13-0)
March 18 • 11 a.m. • Florida

So. Conn. St. (4-5-1) vs. Adelphi (7-5)
March 19 •  12 p.m. • Florida

So. Conn. St. (4-5-1) at Nova Southeastern (11-10) - Nova will play four games before playing Southern.
March 21 •  6 p.m. • Florida

So. Conn. St. (4-5-1) at Lynn University (14-8) - Lynn will play four games before playing Southern.
March 22 •  3 p.m. • Florida

OWLS HEAD DOWN SOUTH        
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team heads down south for the next two weeks to play six non-conference games against Saint Thomas Aquinas (3/16 and 3/17), Southern New Hampshire (3/18), Adelphi University (3/19), Nova Southeastern (3/21) and Lynn University (3/22).

SOUTHWEST DIVISION STANDINGS
School                                  Division               Overall
1. Le Moyne                           0-0          0.000     12-8
2. Adelphi                               0-0          0.000     7-5
3. Pace                                  0-0          0.000     6-6
4. So. Connecticut                 0-0          0.000     4-5-1
5. New Haven                        0-0          0.000     4-7
6. American Int'l                    0-0          0.000     3-8
7. Saint Rose                        0-0          0.000     2-8

ALL-TIME VS. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Southern Connecticut holds a 2-0 edge in the all-time series against Saint Thomas Aquinas.

LAST TIME AGAINST STAC
Southern Connecticut and Saint Thomas Aquinas will square up for the first time since the 2000 season as the Owls defeated the Spartans 12-3.

ALL-TIME VS. SNHU
Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series against Southern Connecticut 48-16.

LAST TIME VS. SNHU
Southern Connecticut went 0-2 against Southern New Hampshire back in the 2014 season as the Owls lost both games by the scores of 3-2 and 6-1.

ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
Adelphi leads Southern Connecticut in all-time series with a record of 15-11.

LAST TIME VS. ADELPHI
Southern Connecticut and Adelphi met earlier this season back on March 6th in Garden City, N.Y. The Owls managed to tie the Panthers in the top of the seventh, 4-4, but was unable to stop the hosts from scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win.

SCHEDULE NOTE
Nova Southeastern and Lynn University will play four games each before playing Southern Connecticut at home on March 21 and 22.

ALL-TIME VS. NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
This is the first time in program history that Southern Connecticut and Nova Southeastern will meet in a non-conference clash.

ALL-TIME VS. LYNN
Lynn holds a 3-0 edge over Southern Connecticut in the all-time series.

LAST TIME VS. LYNN
Last season, Lynn used big innings in the early and late innings to down the Southern Connecticut State baseball team 10-6. Greg Zullo and Alex Wichmann had two hits apiece for Southern, while Matt Burns drove in a pair of runs.

WEEK THREE RECAP
Southern Connecticut finished week three with an overall record of 1-3-1 as the Owls opened the week with a 3-3 tie with the University of Bridgeport after eight innings on Tuesday afternoon. On Saturday, Queens swept Southern Connecticut in a non-conference doubleheader by the scores of 5-3 and 7-6 before the Owls split with the Knights on Sunday. Southern Connecticut took game one, 9-7, after scoring eight runs in the seventh, but fell in game two, 4-3, in seven innings.

WEEK THREE STAT LEADERS

• Jake Lieberman produced a stat line of .385/.385/.471 during a 1-3-1 week for the Owls. He was 5-for-13 with three runs, three RBI and five total bases.
• Ethan Joyce helped the Owls to a 1-3-1 week by hitting .333 (5-for-15) with a team-high four RBI and two runs. He produced an on-base percentage of .500 on the strength of four walks and slugged .333, while going perfect 2-for-2 stealing bases.
• Quantique White picked up the Owls only win of the week as he allowed one run off one hit over three innings on the mound. He also recorded a walk and two strikeouts.

RECEIVING VOTES IN NCBWA
The baseball team are receiving votes in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East Regional Poll, announced earlier today. Last week the Owls dropped to No. 9 after beginning the season ranked eighth.
 
NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON RANKINGS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team, led by 14-year head coach Tim Shea, was selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division of the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Southwest Division
1. New Haven - 77 (6)
2. Pace - 65 (3)
3. Adelphi - 62 (1)
4. So. Connecticut - 58 (3)
5. Le Moyne - 52 (2)
6. American Int'l - 38
7. Saint Rose - 19
() - first place votes

TRI-CAPTAIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Southern Connecticut State University baseball coach Tim Shea had announced that junior's Jake Lieberman, Jake DeRosa and Cole Bryant will serve as team captains for the upcoming 2016 season.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The baseball team finished the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 18-19. The Owls were selected to finish first in the Southwest Division preseason poll. Southern Connecticut also ranked as high as No. 8 in the regional polls last season.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns 18 players from last year's squad - Jake Paul, Ryan Kaplan, Jake Lieberman, Ethan Joyce, Joe Uccello, Alex Wichmann, Gary Flowers, Jake DeRosa, Jason Harper, McNeill Finnegan, Greg Zullo, Austin Brochu, Mike Giordano, Griffin Bremer, Jordan Picini, Mike Yerina, Jake Santamaria and Cole Bryant.

NEWCOMERS
Southern Connecticut welcomes Nick Lamberti, Christopher Ramos, Brandon Rentas, Jim Palmer, Jordan Hamler, Tyler Criscuolo, Kyle Hart, Mike DeMartino, Shawn Urbano and Quantique White to the team.

FOUR OWLS COLLECT ALL-CONFERENCE HONOR
Four members, including Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, AJ Turnier and Griffin Bremer have been named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Team.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 10 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2014-15 academic year.

UP NEXT
The Owls are back in action on March 16th as the team begins its six-game stint in Florida with their first two games against Saint Thomas Aquinas.